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Viewpoint: How Will the California FAIR Plan Fare, and What’s Next for Independent Agents?

Insurance Journal

If there is a single bright spot to be found in the aftermath of the costliest wildfire in California’s history, it is that both the property/casualty insurance industry and the independent agents who serve as its personal point of contact …

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Are Home Insurance Consumers Being Duped?

Property Insurance Coverage Law

Note: This guest blog is by Frank Lombard, CPCU, ARM, an independent property/casualty insurance advisor. Not a day passes without reading something about double-digit increases in the cost of home insurance. The insurance industry claims the increases are a result of inflation, climate change, and consumers filing more claims.

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Just 3 weeks to go for the 2023 Mansfield Awards for Claims Excellence

Prof. Allan Manning

This event would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors Steadfast Claims Services and icare. The function starts at 6pm, with the awards portion running for approximately 1 hour, during which 6 awards will be presented. The event is a not for profit one with all proceeds going to the Amal Mulia Orphanage.

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Please help make this year’s Mansfield Awards the best ever!

Prof. Allan Manning

The 2024 Mansfield Awards for Claims Excellence are just over 3 months away and we could really do with your help with ensuring the best of the best win. If you have had a claim yourself or are an adviser who has had a client or clients have a claim, we would really appreciate your taking a few minutes to rate the claims service.

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Workers Comp Premium, Loss, Market Trends Support Its Ongoing Success

Triple-I: Workers Compensation

By William Nibbelin, Senior Research Actuary, Triple-I The workers compensation insurance industry experienced its second-best underwriting result in the past 20 years in 2023, with a net combined ratio of 87, according to Triple-Is latest Issues Brief. A combined ratio under 100 indicates a profit. A ratio above 100 indicates a loss.

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Outdated Building Codes Exacerbate Climate Risk

Triple-I: Homeowners Insurance

By Lewis Nibbelin, Contributing Writer, Triple-I Natural catastrophe perils rising frequency and severity may be impossible to fully abate, but Nationwide Property & Casualty Insurance Co. President and CEO Mark Berven believes modern building codes could dramatically reduce their costly destructiveness. “The U.S.

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JIF 2024: What’s In a Name? When It Comes to Legal System Abuse, A Lot

Triple-I: Homeowners Insurance

Opaque, ill-defined language empowers predatory “ billboard attorneys ” to define these terms themselves, contributing to pervasive policyholder distrust, said Jeff Sauls, Farmers Insurance head of legislative affairs. We want to pay claims as expeditiously as possible…. Attorney advertising – estimated to total over $2.4 court cases.